Signature-delivery mechanism for printing and folding machinery.



No. 879,419. PATENTED FEB. 18, 1908.

. R. G. SEYMOUR.

SIGNATURE DELIVBRYMEOHANISM FOR PRINTING AND FOLDING MACHINERY.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 17, 1907.

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,zhwenzwi L No. 879,4 PATEN-TED FEB. 18, 1908. R. 0. SEYMOUR,

sgemwaz DELIVERY M EOHAIIISM FOR PRINTING- AND FOLDING MAGEINERY. APPLIOATIOH FILED JULY 11, 1907.

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Ee-ii known that 1, Emma. C. EBEYMOUR. a,

' siiaizim oi the United Fawkes, resid at of tho immugh of Manhattan, in

' the city arid Sf-ato 05 New York, invented a, new ufiol'ui Empmv neat in Signature-Do" my iifeohanism r Print'mg and Folding Win- 11 the followfizg is speci This invention oonsists in certainimmm: '0 1 Eating folding machinery in sovxal paxizs 01% the mechamsm are so voonstruoted, arfangad and operated t'hat t o products simultaneously printed on filo press may be dehvoz'ed to two invizopement carriers.

ism, Salmon the plane of the line verso girders by 3, and 5.

The backlog oyhnder i5 shown as mount A pmti oal embodiment of this invention lsrepreseniad m tho acoompanpng (11*;W

Fi' arse l is a to side slow-1 of a "mix oil a gmut irg and fold-mg may we W313 give a C1821? model's-finding of this mven- 2 a iongituzfinai vertical secugh the signatuze delivery mechan- 3 1", a detail @mnsverse seciion A-A of Fig. 2, looking in the diveotion the arrows, and rig. 4 ma dot-2i transverse section taken in fifiuzm o, the line B, B of Fig. 2 looking being represented by a straight black line sapfg'oz'toci by the opposlto anus the fast 13%;? m Groomers. I

n3 x 1 E 4. 1! ihfi siae MEHLGS 01, the; machine an de- 1 and 2 and oantam of the iransed tiie'side frames 1 and 2', which eylinder is provided withn making blade 7 whiolyis arranged gto suoc'essivoly doaot. with fommg jaws 8 and 9 carried by the folding cyhnder also '=..1oiu;t:i i in the side frames 1 and Twogongitudinalii'y .rrangod' rotary soafts and 12 are mouni'edin a subsmntially horizontal position 111 sulmble bearings sup ported fwm tho cross; go-dew lzmd 5, which s afts are provided with a fonvzlrd at droppar conl srlsmg two rotary members 13, A 12 i Mano /arse .cw' lon and swear- Endless tape carriers 1? 18, are arraoged to deliver the foideci aheeis oz" signatures -mounted in suitable i afzenfied 3.8, 1968.

d eivswd on to the tape a. Tier 19. Ta- JI3 carriers M}, are arrwr'ged to deliver t o to 4 or sigzmt-o from th s fooling or 14.; on to *vd shoe-t dropper :mged to permit the "ore which is to be fod d'iOiT/EWI i5, 16, to pass r' 13, 14, into enga ewizh the tape carriers 20, 21". T is 7 1g sioo nomprismz a rook'shaffi 2% to whlch fixed. yearwardly extended arms 25 having fe 26 arm-ra ed in position to out of too plane between I of the two rowry members met dropper l3, M. A forml has f ee and provided with a J box cam 29 fixed to 10' th the folding cyPLie-r 10, the oil-id mm being so ii-hatfihe stop W511 be raised. and lowered at predetermined intervalsjn the operation of the machine.

An intermittent rots-u movement of the longitudinally arranged, shafts l1, l2 and extended arm 27 3S fixed to the rock @hmr forward and rearward sheet dropper-s is A shaft 88 is bearings 31, 32 in the sid'offame 1 of machine, which shaft has b avo gear corinectoi z. 33, 34, with tho provided for as follows.

foldinggoylim r 10 mi 34 bevel gear connee- 190 m 35 with cross sh aft 37 mounted at the rear end oi the machme. Tins cross a long i'lzdinaliy' arranged i-ho aim shsi'vs 40 and are stud 51" provided wiih dibrks 1, 45, having eccenmsafly arranged mus 1C, &7, winch are ar-- ranged to zly enter radml open- 110 F- nnter gear o0nrearward sheet droppers.

tary members of each sheet dro )per are arranged to rotate in opposite (neotions so that their several wings are successivelybrought into positions op osite each other for supporting the edges 0 the folded sheets or signatures as they are delivered from the tape carriers 22, 23. P A permanent sheet stop is provided for the rearward sheet dropper, in the present instancaby providing each of the rotary members 15, 16, with a shoulder 52 at the rear end of the said member,

An intermittent movement is imparted: to the tape carriers 17, 18 and the tape carrier 19 for feeding the folded sheets or slgnatures to the desired point. This is accomplished in the present instance by providing a awl and ratchet connection 53, 54, with the riving ulleys 55 of the tape carrier 17 and a aw and ratchet connection 56, 57, with the riving pulleys 58 of the tape carrier 19. These pawl and ratchet connections are arranged to move together through a connecting rod 59 and are driven through a crank arm 60 and connecting rod,61 from a cam 62 driven from the folding cylinder 10 through a train of gears 63, 64, 65. The tape carrier 23 is driven from the gear 65 by a gear 66 on the shaft of the driving pulleys 67. The tape carriers 20, 21, are geared together and are driven from the shaft of the driving pulleys 67 through a longitudinally arranged shaft 68 having a miter gear connection 69, 70, with the shaft of the said. pulleys 67 and a miter gear connection? 1, 72 with the shaft of the driving pulleys 73 of the tape carrier21. In'operation, the sheet of signature folded by the coaction of the tucking blade 'Z'with the folding jaws 8 will be delivered between riers 22, 23.

the tape carriers 22, 23, by the o ening of the grippers at the proper time. T is folded sheet 'or signature will be delivered by the tape carriers 22, 23, on a) the opposite wings of the two rotary members 13, 14, of the for-- ward sheet dropper. The lifting stop will be in its raised. position, thus permitting the folded sheet or signature to be delivered to the tape carriers 20, 21, which carriers will feed the folded sheet or signature on to the opposed wings of the rotary members 15, 16, of the rearward sheet (lroppers. The next folded sheet or si nature arising from the coaction of the tudlring blade 7 with the folding jaws 9 will be delivered to the tape'oar- These carriers will deliver the folded sheet or-signatureon to the opposed wings. of the two rotary members 14, 15, of

It will be understood that the two r0" successive folded sheets or si What I claim is:

for the rearward s the forward sheet dro per and because the I very simpleiand enectivemanner. This arrangement will permit the delivery of a certain number of 'folded sheets or signatures with a lesser speed of the delivery mechanism-of the machine than heretofore and a consequent reduction in friction.

While themembers of the sheet 'droppers are herein shown cruciform in section, it 15 to r be understood that they may be made with a quirements;

1. A folding mechanism, twointermite not or for use in two different products, .in a

various number of wingsto suit different retently rotating longitudinally arranged parallel shafts havin forward and rearward sheet droppers and devices for directing all of the folded sheets or signatures on to the forward. sheet dropperxand certain of the folded sheets or signatures on to the rearward sheet dropper.

2. A folding mechanism, two internnt tently rotating longitudinally arranged par allel shafts having forward and rearward sheet -droppers, a carrier for feedin all of llhfi folded sheets or signatures from t e folding mechanism ii to the forward sheet drop or and a carrier forfeeding certain of the fol ed sheets or signatures to the rearward sheet dropper. l

3. A folding dnechanisml; two intermitQ tentiy rotating longitudinal y arranged par 'allel shaftsflhaving forward and rearward' sheet droppers, a carrier for feeding the,

folded sheets orsignatures from the feeding mechanism on to the forward sheet drop er, a carrier for feeding certain of the fo ded sheets or signatures from the, forward sheet dropper on to the rearward sheet dropper and an intermittently rotating lifting stop for the forward sheet dropper.

l. A folding mechanism, two intermittently rotating longitudinally arranged parallel shafts having forward and rearward sheet droppers, acarrier for feeding the folded sheets or si natures from the folding mechanism on to the forward sheet drop er, a carrier for feeding certain of the fed-ed. sheets of signatures from the forward sheet dropper to'the rearward sheet dropper, an intermittently rotatingllifting stop for the forward sheet dropper and a permanent stop eet dropper.-

sheet droppers each comprising :1 pair of up positeiy rotating members of \\".llf f((i tramsverse seetien, means for direeting; all of the folded sheets or signatures from the folding mechanism on 10 the opposed wings of the members of the forward sheet dropper and for dirertin g certain of the folded sheets 01 signatures on tn the opposed wings of the rearward sheet dropper. an endless carrier fofieeeiringr the folded sheets or signatures as they are dropped 'i'roni the forward sheet dropper and an endhss carrier arranged tn rereive the folded sheets or signatures as the are drer ied from ii1 *1,:l1'\\'zll'(i sheetdropper.

In testimony, that l claim the foregoing as my inventium'i have si 'ned my IIZUHO in presence oi two witnesses, this 15th day 01' ill) July, 1.907.

RALPH 0. SEYMOl Y n \Vitnesses 1 GEORGE BAnRY, HENRY Tnunm. 

